WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.), alongside U.S. Representatives Maria Salazar (R-Fla.), Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), and Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) introduced the Americas Act to create an ever-expanding and permanent trade partnership across the Western Hemisphere and counter China's growing influence in the region. The Americas Act is the only major strate  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced her guest for the State of the Union, Adrienne Mansanares. Mansanares has served as President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains (PPRM) since 2022. "Since the fall of Roe, a massive and concerted effort has been made to restrict reproductive rights and enact abortion bans. Even in states like Colorado, where our rights are   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following statement on March 6, 2024: * * * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation which provides approximately $460 billion over six of the twelve appropriations bills to keep these departments and agencies open and funded through September 2024. Included in this larger package is $11,392,679 to fund Denver-area projects. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), who requested this funding, released the following statemen  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) sent a letter to Postmaster General and Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. Postal Service Louis DeJoy urging him to reconsider the proposed relocation of the North Platte Processing and Distribution Center to Denver, Colorado. "The North Platte P&DC is a critical hub for USPS delivery in rural Nebraska through its role in processing and distributing mail   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper announced that Becky Mitchell will join him as his guest at President Biden's State of the Union address tomorrow, Thursday, March 7th. "Commissioner Mitchell understands the state of the West depends on the state of the Colorado River," said Hickenlooper. "We can't just do nothing while our rivers run dry. Commissioner Mitchell has Colorado's bac  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: This week, Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), Army veteran, joined US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Under Secretary for Health, Dr. Shereef Elnahal at Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (RMVA) to conduct an oversight visit with new leadership and departmental chiefs and host a town hall with over 400 VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (VA ECHS) employees attending in-person and   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, Congressman Doug Lamborn and his House colleagues voted to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, or H.Res. 1061, by a vote of 339-85. Included in this bill are the first package of six appropriations bills for FY24. "I am pleased to vote for today's Consolidated Appropriations Act which funds vital components of our federal government while accomplishing significant conser  more

LAFAYETTE, Colorado, March 7 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced the launch of the Congressional Art Competition for high school aged students across Colorado's 2nd Congressional District. The competition encourages creativity and provides an opportunity for local students to be recognized for their artistic talents. The winning submission is displayed for one year in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: DENVER--Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) led the Colorado Democratic House Delegation in a letter to the leaders of the House Appropriations Committee, as well as the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, over concerns with the level of funding for Head Start and Early Head Start Programs in their FY24 funding package. In the letter, the  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the first of the appropriations government funding packages for Fiscal Year 2024, which includes $12,602,446 for 14 community projects secured by Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) that span Colorado's 7th Congressional District. Pettersen's projects include efforts to expand access to affordable housing, improve town centers and   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 7 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following statement on March 6, 2024: * * * Today Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01), a founding member of the bipartisan Colorado River Caucus, released the following statement after the Bureau of Reclamation announced it would adopt the historic seven-state agreement for water usage within the Colorado River Basin through 2026: "With the Colorado River Basin's rapidly changing water levels, all Basin states face a pressing ne  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: Representatives Ken Buck (R-CO), Joe Neguse (D-CO), and Jerry Nadler (D-NY), along with U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter to Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, as well as to Representatives Kay Granger (R-TX) and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Chair and Ranking Member of the U.S. House of  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that Marina Dubrova will join him as his guest at President Biden's State of the Union address on Thursday, March 7th. Dubrova is the President of Ukrainians of Colorado, a non-profit organization founded in 2014 to unite Coloradans and raise awareness for Ukraine's cause following Vladimir Putin's initial invasion of Crimea. The organization provides em  more